Unit 4 Review-Three Branches of Government
Quiz by David Trees
High School
United States Government
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- Q1Which of the following are requirements of the House of Representatives?all of the aboveLive in the state representedCitizen for at least 7 years25 years old30s
- Q2Which was the reult of the compromise between the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan?National and state legislaturesParliamentary systemUnicameral legislatureBicameral legislature30s
- Q3Which power is given only to the House of Representatives?Initiate revenue billsConfirm appointmentsApprove treatiesVeto bills30s
- Q4Which group leads major governmental deppartments, executes policies and laws and has grown from 4 to 15 posts?Executive agenciesCongressional committesRegulatory commissionsCabinet members30s
- Q5Which of the following foriegn policy responsibilities is handled by the executive branch?Impose tariffsAdvice and consent on treatiesgranting recognition to new governmentsset import quotas30s
- Q6How did President Jefferson encourage westward expansion of the U. S.?Signing a treaty with SpainPurchasing the Louisiana territory from FranceRefusing to enter into foriegn alliancessigning legislation that created a national park system30s
- Q7Which of the following is aresponsibility of the U.S. president?Declare warInterpret laws passed by CongrssCampain for reelectionRecieve foreign ambassadors30s
- Q8Which group has the power to advise and consent on the executive decisions?CongressSenateHouse of representativesSupreme Court30s
- Q9What issues most concerned critics of Franklin Roosevelt's election to four terms as president/He weakened the checks and balances system by expanding executive authority.He wanted to be president for life and overthrow Congress.He desired to move the country toward communism.His policies would lead the nation into a deeper depession.30s
- Q10Which duty of the vice president is decribed in the U.S. Constitution?Domestic policy advisor to the President.Speaker of the HouseDirector of the CIAPresident of the Senate30s
- Q11which of the following is the correct order of succession to the president/Vice President, Speaker of the House,President pro tempore of the Senate,Secretary of StateVice President, Secretary of State,Congress, Speaker of the HouseSpeaker of the House, Vice President, Prsident pro tempore of the Senate, Secretary of State.none30s
- Q12A primary reason for including a definition of citizenship in the Fourteenth Amendment was to-recognize the voting rights for all African American citizenscorrect the Constitution for representationimpose federal authority over rebel state under reconstructionoverrule the previos Supreme Court ruling against African American citizenship30s
- Q13Exclusive,original,appelant and concurrent are all typpes of--judgesrulingscourtsjurisdiction30s
- Q14How did Mirandav. Arizona impact due process for accused persons?Accused people must now post bond to be released from pre trial detetionAccused people must be made aware of their rightsAccused people do not have to worry about a trialAccused must be held in jsil until trial30s
- Q15Critics of the electoral college argue that the system can result in the selection of---a President that did not win the popular voteonly wealthy individuals as Presidenta third party candidate as PresidentPresident candidates from populous states30s